Rebecca Hall Biography

Born to English director Peter Hall and American opera singer Maria Ewing, Rebecca Hall clearly has the arts in her blood. Although her parents divorced when she was young, Hall and her five half-siblings kept the family tradition alive, pursuing all areas of the arts.

Showing promise at a young age, she became head girl at Roedean School in Sussex, U.K. before attending St. Catharine's College, Cambridge for English Literature. Hall never completed her degree, dropping out just before her final year, but it was at St. Catharine's College that she fully immersed herself into acting and never looked back.

Having a director as a father definitely helped Hall launch her career, as her first role was as young Sophy in her father's TV adaptation of The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley in 1992. Her father also helped her debut her talents on the stage at the Strand Theatre in London in his 2002 production Mrs. Warren's Profession, a role which earned Hall the Ian Charleson Award. Hall spent much of her early career under her father's direction, appearing in a variety of his plays including As You Like It, Man and Superman and Galileo's Daughter.